Mr. Ardito’s Classes

We are now ready to start working with our index cards.
You are going to use them to make a set of cards which will help you to learn about and understand how cells are put together and how they function.
Please download this file and print it out. It will tell you what to do. We [...]

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Here is the blog assignment for this week.
Humans have evolved to have big brains relative to their body size. This adaptation has allowed us to do all kinds of things, from developing shelters, sophisticated tools like computers, and writing.
Good things have definitely come from our big brains: medical treatments for cancer and HIV/AIDS; art, [...]

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Here is the blog assignment for this week.
Look over these two sites. One is about how atoms work, the other is about how cells work. For each, I want you to do the following:

Write about something that really surprised you.
Write about something you would like to know more about.

So, you are writing about both atoms [...]

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Hi guys!
Here is some information about the Evolution Web Project we will be working on this week.
You can download the instructions for the Project here: Evolution Web Project
And, for handy reference, here are the websites we will be using for the Project.
How does evolution really work?
Evolution: Darwin: An Origin of Species (from PBS’ NOVA)
Tigons and ligers
All [...]

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Here is the place for you to post your weekly science article reports for this week.
As always, you will post your report by Friday. Then, you will post your comments to other students’ reports by Tuesday (when we return from the day off).
I am loooking forward to reading your work.

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Okay guys, here is the place for your reflection on the movie.
As we discussed in class, you assignment is to write a one- or two- paragraph reflection on the movie that answers the question: “What connections do you see between genetics and evolution?”
Part of your reflection could be asking questions that you have as well.

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Okay guys, here is the place for your reflection on the movie.
As we discussed in class, you assignment is to write a one- or two- paragraph reflection on the movie that answers the question: “What connections do you see between genetics and evolution?”
Part of your reflection could be asking questions that you have as well.

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Okay guys, here is the place for your reflection on the movie.
As we discussed in class, you assignment is to write a one- or two- paragraph reflection on the movie that answers the question: “What connections do you see between genetics and evolution?”
Part of your reflection could be asking questions that you have as well.

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Hi guys!
I have put together a bunch of resources to help you prepare for the Genetics test on Monday. They are located on my PVC web site. Here’s the link.
Good luck!

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